Simon Kjær

Torino, Italy. 9 May, 2021. Kjaer of Ac Milan during the Serie A match between Juventus Fc and Ac Milan. canno73/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Simon Thorup Kjær

Place of Birth: Horsens, Denmark

Date of Birth: 26 March, 1989

Ethnicity: Danish

Simon Kjær is a Danish professional footballer. A centre-back, he played with Midtjylland, Palermo, VfL Wolfsburg, Roma, Lille, Fenerbahçe, Sevilla, Atalanta, and AC Milan, and played for, and captained, the Denmark national team. He is 6′3″.

His mother is a teacher. He speaks Danish, English, and Italian. Simon is married to Elina Gollert, with whom he has two children. Elina is from Sweden.